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Welcome to Golden Vale Research

Our Story

Tradition

Our family has been farming near Clonmel, Co. Tipperary since 1908. During that time, five generations of our family have seen great changes in agriculture; the widespread adoption of mechanised agriculture, the Economic War of the 1930s, joining the EEC, the Foot and Mouth Crisis and many more. Each of these challenges were faced with the spirit of innovation and hard work which is the foundation of what we do.

 

The Next Step

Based on this spirit, Golden Vale Research was established in 2023. We aim to research areas of agriculture to meet tomorrow's challenges, today.

 

Golden Vale Research is an independent agricultural science research service. We are dedicated to providing the most up-to-date and reliable scientific research to help agricultural businesses and research groups thrive and to keeping farmers at the core of this development. With our expertise and commitment to excellence, we are confident that we can help you achieve your goals.

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What We Do

Research areas:

  • Environmental Sustainability

  • Dairy Science

  • Beef 

  • Crop Science

  • Forage and Nutrition

  • Animal Health & Reproduction

  • Equipment testing

Services Supplied:

  • Grant funding proposal writing

  • Bespoke trial designs

  • Clinical trial management

  • Data analysis

  • Results dissemination and visualisation

  • Website design

Our Research Projects

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​Previous Events

  • Aerial Ag Ireland Agricultural Drone Demonstration and Discussion
    Aerial Ag Ireland Agricultural Drone Demonstration and Discussion
    Aerial Ag Ireland Agricultural Drone Demonstration and Discussion
    Fri, 04 Oct
    Golden Vale Research
    04 Oct 2024, 11:00 – 13:00
    Golden Vale Research, Maginstown, Co. Tipperary, E91 XC61, Ireland
    04 Oct 2024, 11:00 – 13:00
    Golden Vale Research, Maginstown, Co. Tipperary, E91 XC61, Ireland

GVR on the Out The Gap Podcast

Noel Clancy joined us on the farm to chat about Golden Vale Research, the Ryan family's history in Maginstown, the role of farming in society, community involvement and much more! Give it a listen right here!

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Managing Director

Nicholas Ryan (B. Agr. Sc., PhD)

From a beef and tillage farm in Tipperary, I graduated from University College Dublin (UCD) in 2015 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Animal and Crop Production). Following this, I worked for Keelings as a softfruit buyer before starting a PhD in 2016 in conjuntion with UCD and Teagasc. The topic of my PhD project was to predict subsequent development of bovine uterine disease 14 days before clinical symptoms appear. This project was successful and I was awarded a PhD in 2020. Between 2020-2022, I was a postdoctoral researcher on the UCD Systems Herd project based at UCD Lyons Farm before establishing Golden Vale Research in 2023.

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